I’m happy to report that the Kickstarter project was a great success! Erik was able to surpass the significant sum of money he needed to raise through the donations of funds by 243 different people! (Even one guy from England chipped in!) That’s very cool!

So, as a way to say thank you for pitching in, people who gave money were sent some neat Mystery Brewing swag like the fancy beer glass and industrial-strength bottle opener that you see in the picture here! From now on, every time I crack open a beer at home, I’ll be reminded to check in on Erik’s progress!

In addition, I received a T-shirt, some Mystery Brewing stickers to mar the public spaces, a mention on the ‘backers’ page of the Mystery Brewing website, and a neat certificate that recognized my small contribution to the cause.

Overall, a very nice thank you package. If Erik’s beers are as well thought out as his tank-you kits, I have no doubt he’ll have great success crafting his beers.

Good luck, Erik. I’m hoping I can find your hand-crafted beers here in New Jersey someday! BTW, the beer in the glass is Sierra Nevada Celebration 2010. I thought it was a good choice for the occasion.

I knew it was you Bob! I’m excited to see how this all works out over the years, and like you, I’m wishing Erik much success.
.-= Scott-TheBrewClub´s last blog ..Good Times at Alaskan Brewing Company =-.

Very cool, Scott. I shoulda opted to get the thank you gift. I didn’t feel as though my $20 donation was worth any thank you gift. I had no money at the time (or now for that matter) but I did want to help out Erik. He’s been very supportive of Simply Beer and Iron Brewer and wanted to help him out with what I could. Like you say I hope we see his beers up in NJ in the future!
.-= Peter at Simply Beer´s last blog ..Why Are Homebrewer So Secretive of Their Recipes =-.

@Peter – I was hesitant as well, but I thought it would be cool to have. Perhaps a collectors item someday! I just thin Erik sweetened the deal by offering things like this, but I have a feeling a lot of people would have helped for nothing too.
.-= Scott-TheBrewClub´s last blog ..Cadillac Mountain Stout – Bar Harbor Brewing =-.

I can’t thank you guys enough. The show of support was pretty amazing and humbling. I’m glad the swag has been met with such happiness. It doesn’t feel like thanks enough.

There’s more coming, actually. I didn’t bring this up in the letter, but for the $100 and up crowd there’s still a membership card and invitation to a big ol’ party coming at some point down the line – I still need to get my ducks in a row on those. TTB paperwork and equipment/infrastructure quotes have kinda taken over for a bit.

@Peter – you’ll be happy to know that there’s an extra beer in the Iron Brewer box that you’ll be getting this week with my saison in it… the plan is for that to be my flagship next summer. Nice and dry and spicy (it’s almost 40% rye) with a nice Centenniel front end. Enjoy.

And, yes, that is a SERIOUS bottle opener. It doubles and a personal defense weapon.
.-= Erik´s last blog ..Where Kickstarters Are From =-.